Supreme Sword Exalt

Upon hearing this familiar voice, Yan Qi and Ah Man froze for a moment, then overflowed with immense joy!

“Benefactor?”

“Senior?”

The smoke and dust gradually dispersed, and Gu Han and the demoness also appeared before everyone.

“Good. I was a little worried about you guys, so I came specifically to check.” Gu Han sighed softly and glanced at Tai Ji, whose face was covered in tears. “I almost got you guys killed...”

He had heard everything Tai Ji said. She was born into the lowest class of the barbarian tribe, lower than even a slave. Yet despite having no experience whatsoever, she had such a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment.

Yan Qi slithered to his side while crying, “Senior, it felt like a lifetime ago! To see you again, I have no regrets even in death!”

Gu Han smiled. “Don’t worry. You won’t die.”

Sang Ge hadn’t seen Gu Han before, but he knew Gu Han was exactly the one he was looking for. “You gave him that inheritance?”

Gu Han smiled very warmly. “That’s right. All of you look down on him, but I don’t. You think his status is low and despicable, but I insisted on giving him the barbarian ancestor’s inheritance. Got a problem with that?”

Yan Qi appeared dejected and sighed inwardly. Senior is really strong, but he is... Well, he really is a softy. Even his harsh words come out so softly, without any intimidation whatsoever.

Sang Ge laughed heartily. “I guess luck’s on my side!”

Gu Han raised an eyebrow. “You’re happy?”

Sang Ge glanced at the demoness with astonishment. “Of course I am! She’s very pretty, only second to Feng Xi! I must have her! The inheritance and your head are also mine!”

Yan Qi secretly glanced at Gu Han. Senior, learn from this! This is what it means to speak harshly, exactly like those storybooks describe!

The demoness rolled her eyes, and quietly hid behind Gu Han. What are you looking at! Later, I’ll have Gu Han dig your eyes out!

Suddenly, a terrifying spirit pressure rose from Gu Han. With a light step, he arrived beside Ah Man, and swung his sword down at Sang Ge. Silently and imperceptibly, a zhang-long sword light descended.

Sang Ge’s pupils shrank sharply. His qi surged, colliding with the sword light. That one strike made him retreat several zhang. Somehow, Ah Man had returned to Tai Ji and Yan Qi’s side.

Gu Han smiled. “See. Your inheritance is gone!”

Sang Ge was gloomy. He never imagined that Gu Han’s strength would far exceed his expectations.

A look of utter disgust flashed across Gu Han’s face. “You won’t need your eyes anymore!”

The demoness’ eyes instantly curved into two crescent moons.

Yan Qi found this very strange. “Why is the maiden laughing?”

“I’m just very happy, that’s all.”

Yan Qi sighed inwardly. She looks exactly like those love-struck maidens in the storybooks.

That large man looked grim. “Our leader rang the Dao Bell nine times. He’s a heavenly pride of the barbarian tribe. His status far exceeds that lowly, despicable thing—”

A zhang-long sword aura, completely unlike before, slashed down toward him. Compared to sword qi, it was more condensed and overbearing. Gu Han’s control over his own cultivation and sword qi had improved.

The large man’s pupils shrank sharply. He no longer held back. His qi at the fifth stage of the Transcendent realm surged. He crossed his arms, desperately blocking the sword aura. The sword aura exploded continuously, radiating waves of terrifying force.

Sang Ge carefully observed Gu Han’s strength. Although he was only at the third stage of the Transcendent realm, he was born with a Violent Blood Physique.

Finally, the large man managed to wear down the sword aura. However, he hadn’t even caught his breath when another sword aura descended.

“Again!”

He roared in fury, his qi nearly going berserk as he blocked the sword aura again.

Gu Han then raised his sword once more. “Again!”

An opening! Sang Ge thought.

It was the exact moment Gu Han’s sword was about to fall, yet hadn’t—a gap.

The arrogant barbarian’s eyes turned deep red as he exuded a dark red qi. His aura was far stronger than that large man’s. He stomped heavily, and left a zhang-sized deep pit in the ground. In a flash, he arrived beside Gu Han, swinging his fist down.

He and Tuo Jun had two completely opposite personalities. To him, the process didn’t matter, only the result did. Winning was his only goal!

Amid the surging fist winds, Sang Ge had arrived three chi within Gu Han.

Gu Han suddenly broke into a smile. “Heavenly pride? I enjoy cutting down heavenly prides the most!”

Visibly, his sword qi compressed to one chi outside him. His demeanor changed entirely, and countless tiny strands of sword qi instantly exploded. The sword turned, instantly changing direction, and heavily struck Sang Ge.

In an instant, a sword aura far more condensed than before descended. The single strike scattered Sang Ge’s qi, sending him flying

Gu Han didn’t even glance at him, and turned his sword again. “Your turn!”

Another zhang-long sword aura emerged from the sword tip, carrying an extremely sharp intent, and landed on the large man.

He had barely managed to block the previous sword auras, so there was no way he could block this one. “Aaah!”

The sword aura was too fast, and the distance between them was too close. He had no time to dodge at all. With a roar, his qi went berserk, and he prepared to fight Gu Han to the death.

Gu Han looked at him. His divine sense descended like a sword.

The large man felt as if a sharp sword had pierced through his mind. His face nearly contorted out of shape from the pain, and his qi scattered. When a body cultivator crossed the earthly tribulation, a blood qi barrier would form within their consciousness space, protecting their soul within.

With this barrier, unless the disparity in soul power was too great, they wouldn’t fear divine sense attacks. Unfortunately, he had met Gu Han.

Extended by the Undying Sword Soul, Gu Han’s divine sense subtly exhibited the characteristics of his sword. Breaking through the blood vitality barrier wasn’t all that difficult.

The sword aura arrived, slicing through the large man like a hot knife through butter. It was also at this time that Sang Ge’s attack arrived again. A deep red qi enveloped Gu Han whole.

He shouted, “Sang Lu, attack together! Take him down!”

Sang Lu stared blankly at him. An extremely thin blood line appeared on him, spreading rapidly, turning into a blood spring. Sang Lu opened his mouth, but not a single word came out. He was instantly split in two, collapsing to the ground.

Sang Ge’s heart dropped. He’s dead?

Yan Qi secretly curled his lip. What a terrible name. Not auspicious at all! Sang Lu? On the road? If you’re not hitting the road, who is?[1]

1. Sang Lu sounds like “shang lu” in chinese, which means on the road or go die ☜